New addition strengthens sales team at Jennings Kia
Posted on 29 November 2011
Harpreet Bassi has been appointed as a sales executive at the Jennings Kia dealership in Washington.
24-year-old, Harpreet Bassi, from Leam Lane, is no stranger to Jennings Motor Group, having previously worked in sales at the Parsons Road dealership when it was formerly known as Jennings Ford. He also spent time working in sales at the group’s Newcastle Road dealership in South Shields, prior to leaving to work for the family’s fish and chip shop business, which was based in Jarrow.
In his new role as sales executive at the Jennings Kia dealership, Harpreet, will work as part of a seven-strong team and will be responsible for selling the Kia product range, in addition to selling quality used cars to customers across Wearside and contributing towards monthly and quarterly sales objectives.
“This is a fantastic opportunity for me to be working for Jennings and in the motor industry once again,” said Harpreet.
He added; “In addition to the Kia model-line up being an exciting and competitively priced range, customers can also take advantage of a 7-year peace of mind warranty package, which is the most competitive on the market.”
The new Kia range which includes everything from compact vehicles including the all-new Rio, the ‘Small, yet mighty’ all-new Picanto, the Soul and Venga models and family hatchbacks including the cee’d, cee’d SW and pro_ceed models, to practical and stylish multi-purpose vehicles including the Carens and Sedona and the powerful yet efficient sport utility vehicles including the Sportage and Sorento and is available to test drive at Jennings Kia.
The dealership has also been accredited Motability status and is able to cater for customers who qualify for a vehicle through the Motability programme with selected models from the range available.
Welcoming Harpreet on board, sales manager Wayne Pritchard, said; “Harpreet’s previous experience and the fact that he is already familiar with the company, made him the ideal candidate for the position in sales.”
Jennings Motor Group is one of the region’s longest established motor dealers, operating five Ford dealerships, two Mazda branches and a SEAT and Kia franchise.
For more information about the range of products and services available at Jennings Kia, call in to the Parsons Road dealership, contact 0845 600 7712 or visit www.jenningsKia.co.uk